WATCH: The Story Behind the Formation of Supergroup Prophets of Rage

Find out how members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill got together

If ever there were a supergroup to form and deliver socially conscious, politically infused lyrics, it’d have to be made up of members of Rage Against the Machine, PublicEnemy, and CypressHill. And while each of these groups delivered powerful messages on their own, together as Prophets of Rage, their music is on fire.

But how, exactly, did Prophets of Rage form? What started as a tweet sent by Tom Morello spiraled into an idea to create something bigger. But you can hear the full story from the rap-rock supergroup in the video above!